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New Directions in Humanities Research

Colloquium on Collaboration

Friday, February 2, 2007

1:00 p.m. Keynote address: Thomas Finholt
2:30 p.m. Panel Discussion: Experiences in humanities collaboration

Panelists: 

John Bender, English/Comparative Literature
Claudia Engel, Anthropology/Academic Computing
Zephyr Frank, History
Christian Henriot, History
Michael Shanks, Classics/Archaeology

Thomas Finholt, keynote speaker
Director, Collaboratory for Research on Electronic Work
University of Michigan

"Cyberinfrastructure and Humanities Research: How to ensure that humanities scholars get what they need from systems built for 'Big Science'"

Thomas Finholt's talk will address the opportunities for humanities scholars through the emergence of cyberinfrastructure (the combination of high performance computing, networking, and data handling) - such as access to advanced collaboration environments. The talk will also focus on difficulties humanities researchers are likely to encounter as they attempt to use systems and technologies designed primarily for natural scientists.

Thomas Finholt is a faculty member in the University of Michigan's School of Information. The School of Information's mission is to understand problems that arise at the intersection of people, information, and technology. His own research has explored these themes through examination of collaboratories, or virtual settings where people exchange data, do joint work, and access facilities.

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